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by jasonlotito 1134 days ago
Historically, we've had lower taxes for decades now.

https://taxfoundation.org/historical-income-tax-rates-bracke...

So, you'd have to show that since, let's say 1940, the QoL of Americans has improved as a direct result of lower taxes.

We should be able to look at things like salary, cost of living such as price of homes, education, and food all improving against inflation. So, unless you can do that, your argument for lower taxes is baseless and without merit.

> But misappropriation of someone's hard-earned money is frustrating as well.

Hard-earned money that is earned because of the society supported by the taxes that person pays. Without that society, you would not be earning the same amount. No hard-earned money is earned by an individual in the US.